Joshua Myles Weiner Achieves Eagle Scout Rank

Dunwoody, GA.  (April 13, 2003) - Boy Scout Troop 477, chartered to Kingwood United Methodist Church, Dunwoody, GA is pleased to announce that seventeen year old Joshua Myles Weiner, a junior at Dunwoody High School, has been awarded the Eagle Scout Rank by the National Council of the Boy Scouts Of America. Josh is one of over fifty Eagle Scouts from Troop 477 in its 29 year history. While only three percent of all boys who enter scouting achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, Josh joins an impressive group of individuals who are also Eagle Scouts such as former President Gerald Ford, former U. S. Senator Sam Nunn, astronaut James Lovell, and director Steven Spielberg. Josh's experience in scouting has caused him to develop an appreciation and respect for the environment.

 

Josh's Eagle Scout Project was an environmental "clean-up" of Keswick Park where he and 45 other troop members, adult leaders and neighbors removed 3.2 tons of trash and debris from the creek and surrounding area. The project also included a beautification of the surrounding park, in which a bridge was pressure-washed and repainted, and a playground area was renovated.  Josh worked with the Director of Public Works, Tillman Hannon, at the City of Chamblee who sponsored his project and gave his support throughout the effort.

 

Josh joined Troop 477 in 1997 and has been an active member participating on camping trips, service projects such as Scouting for Food, and serving in leadership positions within the troop. Josh has also been chosen to be a member of the scouting honor society, the “Order of the Arrow”.

 

Josh is a member of the Dunwoody Wildcat Marching Band, the Beta Club, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and was the only sophomore to be chosen for the Governor’s Honors Program from Dunwoody High School. Josh also plays basketball at the local community center.